Saint Paul

c. 1545

Lambert Suavius

Associated Names
Lambert Suavius

Artist, Flemish, c. 1510 - 1567

The image shows a bearded man standing in a contemplative pose, with his left hand raised to hold a book or scroll. He wears a long robe, sandals, and is surrounded by a stone archway. In the background, there is an ancient, ruined colonnade, lush trees, and a partly cloudy sky. The text "SVAVIUS INVE" is displayed in the bottom right corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.8 x 9.1 cm (7 13/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 24.6 x 13.5 cm (9 11/16 x 5 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2003.3.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 18, State only

  • Series Title

    Christ and the Twelve Apostles, plate 10

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Hill-Stone Inc, New York); purchased 2002 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vol. XXVIII (Lambert Suavius, compiled by Dieuwke de Hoop Scheffer and George S. Keyes). Blaricum: Van Gendt B.V., 1991; no. 18.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: SVAVIVS / INVE; lower center in plate: 10

Wikidata ID

Q76347158

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